The Irish standard., 1887-03-05
OUR IRISH LEGISLATORS.
Brief Sketches Of Irish1nen and the De-
scendants Of I1ishmen Who Assist in
Making Our State Laws.
A BRILLIANT ARRAY or TALENT,
A Place Where England can find Proof that
She Prevaricates When She States that
lrishmen Cannot Govern ireland.

She Prevaricates When She States that
lrishmen Oannot Govern Ireland,
HON. II. II. WILSON , ..
is a native Of Ireland and is II years
old. lie came to America in 1852 and
settled in New Y or1, State, where he
engaged in the milling business. On
the 18th of April, 1861, Mr.. Wilson ell
listed in the Sixteenth New. York In
fantry, and served IN the army Of the
Potomac until the fall Of 1863, when he
was mustered out. He came to Alex
andria, Douglas county, this State, in
1874, and engaged in the lumber busi-
ness, which he subsequently sold, and
purchased a fine farm of 400 acres near
the town, to which ne devotes all his
attention. Mr.. Wilson has been q
county commissioner. and for the past
two years has been president Of the
village council.
HON. THOMAS j. sLAVEN
was born February 5, 1888, in Ohio,
where he received 81 common school
education and learned a trade as plas-
terer In 1856 MI. Slaven went to La
Crosse, Wis, where he worked during
two years. He then went south for q
time and Oh returning settled III VIM
ona in 1861, where by his honesty and
integrity and strict attention to bust
ness he has built up q fine reputation
and gained a competency. This is mis-
first appearance in political life.
RON. NJ. II. QUIGLEY
is now SO years old and a native of
Nenagh, Tipperary country, ireland.
He came with his parents to this corln~
try, and for some years lived in James
town, New York. In 1856 he came tc
Wat,;tsila, where he still resides. In
1860 he was commissioned captain Of
Company E, in the State Militia, by
Governor Ramsey; he was elected
register of deeds for Wabasha county.
and for the past thirteen years has been
the assessor of the town of Greenfield.
which office he still holds. Although
this is his first Legislative experience,
the captain has made an enviable re-
cord by an answering fidelity to duty,
and d strict attention TO the business
before the House. #
HON. RICHARD A.. COSTELLO,
OF C,raceviIle, was born in Limerick
county, Ireland, in 1S44, and came to
this country IN 1913 with his parents.
They settled in Cleveland, Ohio, where
the boy was educated aud learned the
Gyfa,ie of tinsnlith. Then he moved to
Mead7ille, Penn, and engaged in the
hardware and stove business. Mr..
Costello early Identified himself with
the Fenian movement and was elected
t'Head Centre Of Meailville Circle, f.
3. Herepresented his State in the Gin
cinnaIi and pittsburg conventions, and
received from Col Roberts his commits
sion as captain Of Company I, Fifth
Pennsylvania Irish Volunteers. When
the advance was ordered the captain
went to the front, Since the olganlza-
tion of the Land League Mr.. Costello
has shown his practical sympathy with
the efforts of Mr.. Parnell and his asso-
ciates. That Mr.. Costello is popular at
home is shown by the majority which
he received at the last election-2,0 OLE
which is the largest ever given to a
candidate i'm his district.
HON. 1GNATIus DoNNELLY
was born in Philadelphia, November 8,
1881, where he received his education in
the public schools, and graduated from
the high school with the degree Of M.
A.. in 1S49. He then studied law in the
Office of Hon. Benjamin Harris Brew
ster, who has since been the Attorney
General of the United States, and was
admitted to the Bar when % years old.
MIR. Donnelly received the Democratic
nomination for the Legislature in his
district in Philadelphia in 1855, but de-
clined to run. He moved to Dakota
county, in this State in 1855, and in
1857 the Republicans Of that county
nominated him for the State Senate,
but he was defeated. He ran again the
ensuing year, and was beaten by III
votes. In 1859 he was elected Lieuten-
ait. Governor of the State, and pre-
sided over the Senate during the ses-
sions Of 1850, '6l s2and '62: He was
elected to Congress in 1862. and re-
elected in 1854 and again in 1856. He
received the regular party nomination
again in 1868, butWas defeated Hon. e.
I'M. Wilson, Democrat, OF. Minneapolis,
succeeding him, In 1873 Mr.: Donnelly
was elected State Senator from Dakota
county, re-ele cted in 1875 and again in
1877. Ins 1878 he was nominated for
Congress |hy the anti-monopolists and
endorsed by the Demo Gratis, though he
defeat after an active canvass.
In 1852 NJ. Donnelly published his first